60/40 to 40/40

[1991fordranger]

is there a write up i can follow to cut my 60/40 to make it a 40/40? can you do it with a gen 2 seat? please help thanks

 

[kunar]

i did it with my 1st gen 60/40 a few years back. its not difficult, just dive into it. take out your drivers seat, take the upholstery apart and cut the foam and seat frame to match a standard bucket seat. wrap the upholstery around the bottom and hold it together with a few self drillers. add a pair of seat covers and you wont be able to tell that it wasnt factory.

 

[1991fordranger]

i dont want to add covers.. so if done right its not to notice able? i want to add a consoul

 

[1991fordranger]

what about the arm rest since it is apart of the seat? i dont want this to look like a ghetto hack job

 

[kunar]

mine looked "okay" but not perfect. without the covers you could definitely tell if you knew what you were looking at. thats why i said put covers over it. the arm rest was the same thing as the middle seat, just take apart the upholstery and take a look at it. cut where you need to and use the extra upholstery to wrap around the back of the seat. if you want it to look "good" go get yourself a matching set of buckets. youre never gonna make these look perfect without using covers.

 

[adsm08]

I grabbed some Gen 2 seats and console. The Gen 2 seats are more comfortable anyway.

As for how it looks if you just cut the 60 side down, that depends greatly on your sewing skills.

 

[1991fordranger]

is there a write up for the gen 2 seat i can look up? not sure if i want to cut up my seat yet.. having second thoughts.. im really picky about my truck and dont want it to look ghetto

 

[1991fordranger]

anyone have pics of the gen 2 seats modded?

 

[Insanejughead]

I recommend keeping the armrest. It can be used in conjunction with a lower center console.

After you cut the foam and cut the bracket like Kunar said, you only have to take the remaining flap of fabric and tuck it down and tighten it. If want it to look even better, you will need to get a seam ripper and carefully cut the right parts of the seam out, you can then re-sew the flap in a way that won't be noticeable unless someone knew what you did to the seat.

Go to a junkyard and cut the plastic clip off of a similar style seat. It's that long thing that is sewn onto the fabric that clips onto the seat frame to hold it tight. Attach it to the flap that you sewn down and use that to hold that part down even tighter.


I learned all of that just by going to an automotive upholstery shop and asking questions. They are normally happy to show you what's required to do a professional looking seat modification.

Edit: I have Gen 3 seats, I don't know, offhand, how much difference there is between mine and a Gen 2's.

 

[84bluebronco2]

If you want to try it, go for it. Buying two buckets and a center console will probably be the best route though.

 

[1991fordranger]

pics?

 

[Lucifer sam]

was an afternoon project, I ended up tucking the extra fabric in between the seat and the seat track and tightening the bolts, and no one can tell it used to be a split bench.